Character Quotes

I'm a treasure of the Minamoto clan, Higekiri. While being tested on a criminal's neck, I cut off even his beard in a single blow, so I ended up with this name.Be that as it may, names are relatively meaningless to me.

Possibly a reference to the tale of Uji no Hashihime. According to legend, Hashihime was a noblewoman who became consumed by jealousy and eventually turned into a demon who terrorized Kyoto. The famous warrior Watanabe no Tsuna used Higekiri to sever her arm.

Citadel (Idle)

刀の名前なんて、持ち主が思い入れ持てるかどうかなんだよね

I wonder if a sword's name is something that contains the emotions of its owner?

Genji Tsuna, also known as Watanabe no Tsuna, was a famous retainer of the Minamoto clan and a former owner of Higekiri. According to legend, he once used Higekiri to sever the arm of a notorious demon named Ibaraki-doji.

This may be a reference to how Higekiri, then named 'Tomokiri' for cutting off a portion of his own replica, was renamed back to Higekiri by Minamoto no Yoshitomo after he saw a dream in which a deity told him that renaming swords too many times weakened their powers.

Destroyed

もう…源氏の世じゃ、ないからね…っ…僕がこうなるのも…当然…っかな…

It's no longer... the Minamoto clan's era huh... For me to end up like this... is only natural...